![]() ![]() She often comes off as closed-off, snarky, and insecure, although readers get a better glimpse into her mind when the perspective switches from Park’s to hers. Eleanor is described as an overweight redhead who comes from a poor, abusive household. He enjoys spending his time listening to music and reading comic books, and is also deeply insecure about his Korean identity. Park Sheridan is a half-Korean, half-white high school student from an upper-middle class family. The young love story takes place in the late 1980s, in Omaha, Nebraska. If it’s such a great romance novel that features the rare Asian-American protagonist, why didn’t I love it? Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. ![]() Upon being published in 2012, the young adult novel by Rainbow Rowell received favorable reviews it made NPR’s list of Best Books of 2013, won the 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, and in 2014 was awarded the Michael L. I initially began reading Eleanor & Park because it features an Asian-American protagonist who doubles as the main love interest - a rare occurrence in popular contemporary American literature. ![]()
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